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SLAGLE et al. v. OHIO (1961)

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SLAGLE et al. v. OHIO
Term: 1960
Important Dates
Argued: February 27, 1961
Decided: May 15, 1961
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
8-0
Majority
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Charles Whittaker

SLAGLE et al. v. OHIO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 15, 1961. The case was argued before the court on February 27, 1961.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Ohio State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - Legislative investigations: concerning internal security only
  • Petitioner: Witness, or person under subpoena
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Ohio
  • Citation: 366 U.S. 259
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Charles Whittaker

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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